http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:49:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/obamas-own-tea-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/obamas-own-tea-party/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 11:34:00 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379252 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/obamas-own-tea-party/feed/ 0 A new strategy for high-dollar donations troubles finance watchdogs http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/obama-gets-combative-the-notable-moments-of-the-inaugural-speech/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/obama-gets-combative-the-notable-moments-of-the-inaugural-speech/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:13:20 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340077 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/obama-gets-combative-the-notable-moments-of-the-inaugural-speech/feed/ 0 Seven key moments in the president's inaugural address http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/trouble-at-the-tea-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/trouble-at-the-tea-party/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:11:01 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327387 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/trouble-at-the-tea-party/feed/ 0 After losing two key players in as many weeks, does the grassroots movement carry the same weight? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/22/obamacare-on-trial/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/22/obamacare-on-trial/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:00:01 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=269361 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/22/obamacare-on-trial/feed/ 0 Breaking news: Mixed ruling from U.S. Supreme Court supports Obama's health care reform law http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/no-more-mr-nice-guy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/no-more-mr-nice-guy/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:52:01 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264479 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/no-more-mr-nice-guy/feed/ 0 Just how ugly is the 2012 campaign going to get? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/the-santorum-surge/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/the-santorum-surge/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:40:01 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239985 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/the-santorum-surge/feed/ 0 Support is soaring for the father of seven who offers the rhetorical red meat Romney can’t http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/23/christian-fundamentalisms-cool-factor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/23/christian-fundamentalisms-cool-factor/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:16:32 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=231090 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/23/christian-fundamentalisms-cool-factor/feed/ 0 Why American businesses simply can't afford to not love Jesus http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/29/lululemon-goes-tea-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/29/lululemon-goes-tea-party/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:00:56 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227224 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/29/lululemon-goes-tea-party/feed/ 0 The yoga pants maker is now selling bags with the phrase “Who is John Galt?” emblazoned on the side http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/occupy-column-inches/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/occupy-column-inches/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:15:53 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221490 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/occupy-column-inches/feed/ 40 By chance, I was on scene for the initial stage of the Occupy Calgary... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/a-seven-point-plan-please-mine-has-nine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/a-seven-point-plan-please-mine-has-nine/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:00:01 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/a-seven-point-plan-please-mine-has-nine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/a-seven-point-plan-please-mine-has-nine/feed/ 2 Scott Feschuk on the ‘firebrand’ and the pizza man taking on America’s killer debt zombie in the GOP debate http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/08/a-%e2%80%98sugar-coated-satan-sandwich%e2%80%99/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/08/a-%e2%80%98sugar-coated-satan-sandwich%e2%80%99/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:00:30 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207527 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/08/a-%e2%80%98sugar-coated-satan-sandwich%e2%80%99/feed/ 2 70 million payments to veterans and Social Security recipients would be at stake if the U.S. defaulted http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/02/who-really-won-the-u-s-debt-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/02/who-really-won-the-u-s-debt-debate/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:30:37 +0000 John Parisella http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207210 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/02/who-really-won-the-u-s-debt-debate/feed/ 22 The Republicans don't have as much to celebrate as everyone thinks http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/28/summer-camp-tea-party-style/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/28/summer-camp-tea-party-style/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:30:42 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=205615 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/28/summer-camp-tea-party-style/feed/ 8 What better way to build lasting memories than with a group reading of Atlas Shrugged? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/19/light-bulb-ban-has-voters-incandescent-with-rage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/19/light-bulb-ban-has-voters-incandescent-with-rage/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:55:45 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=201887 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/19/light-bulb-ban-has-voters-incandescent-with-rage/feed/ 11 Canadians will obey a host of environmental regulations, but an apparently innocuous light-bulb policy may be going too far http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/bachmann-goes-into-overdrive/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/bachmann-goes-into-overdrive/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:10:14 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199709 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/bachmann-goes-into-overdrive/feed/ 13 The hardline Minnesota congresswoman is smarter than Sarah Palin, and more dangerous http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/05/bachmann-goes-into-overdrive-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/05/bachmann-goes-into-overdrive-2/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:10:14 +0000 Randy Kim http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199709 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/05/bachmann-goes-into-overdrive-2/feed/ 0 The hardline Minnesota congresswoman is smarter than Sarah Palin, and more dangerous http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/26/the-gop%e2%80%99s-grand-navigator/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/26/the-gop%e2%80%99s-grand-navigator/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:30:53 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=186305 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/26/the-gop%e2%80%99s-grand-navigator/feed/ 0 House Speaker John Boehner has to satisfy his right flank—while still making deals with the White House http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/how-politics-play-into-the-government-shutdown-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/how-politics-play-into-the-government-shutdown-2/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:31:17 +0000 John Parisella http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=181497 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/how-politics-play-into-the-government-shutdown-2/feed/ 5 This Friday, the U.S. government could shut down for the second time since 1995.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/14/wanted-a-republican-leader-for-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/14/wanted-a-republican-leader-for-2012/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:51:37 +0000 John Parisella http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=177416 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/14/wanted-a-republican-leader-for-2012/feed/ 21 Shouldn't GOP hopefuls be rushing into the race by now? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/20/between-wrong-and-right/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/20/between-wrong-and-right/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 02:33:11 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=172995 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/20/between-wrong-and-right/feed/ 22 Conservatives are split over how to carry out their mission—and how to deal with a resurgent President http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/12/what%e2%80%99s-the-matter-with-arizona/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/12/what%e2%80%99s-the-matter-with-arizona/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:58:48 +0000 Alex Derry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=166568 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/12/what%e2%80%99s-the-matter-with-arizona/feed/ 22 Why the Giffords shooting isn't out of character for the desert state http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/30/what-to-look-for-in-u-s-politics-in-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/30/what-to-look-for-in-u-s-politics-in-2011/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:34:37 +0000 John Parisella https://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=165262 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/30/what-to-look-for-in-u-s-politics-in-2011/feed/ 20 While the Democrats lick their wounds, the GOP looks to rein in the Tea Party http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/introducing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/introducing/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:40:38 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=161347 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/introducing/feed/ 0 Newsmaker entrances http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/01/the-chilean-miners-vs-the-tea-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/01/the-chilean-miners-vs-the-tea-party/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:23:08 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=161195 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/01/the-chilean-miners-vs-the-tea-party/feed/ 1 The working-class survivors face off against the political upstarts http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/12/newsmakers-46/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/12/newsmakers-46/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:00:35 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156924 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/12/newsmakers-46/feed/ 0 Emma Watson’s really big moment, the Dog Whisperer’s disappointing day, Pamela Anderson’s good deed’s too dirty http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/10/kind-words-for-the-tea-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/10/kind-words-for-the-tea-party/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:00:19 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156300 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/10/kind-words-for-the-tea-party/feed/ 2 The American electoral scene has been swamped by disillusionment http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/05/mid-term-madness/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/05/mid-term-madness/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:00:35 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156343 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/05/mid-term-madness/feed/ 0 What went wrong for the Democrats, what to expect now, and why Obama isn’t done yet http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/the-progressive-response-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/the-progressive-response-ii/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:11:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156203 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/the-progressive-response-ii/feed/ 0 Alex Himelfarb considers how progressives can respond to anger. Canadians deserve an alternative that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/03/the-progressive-response/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/03/the-progressive-response/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:38:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=155990 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/03/the-progressive-response/feed/ 0 Brian Topp explains how the left should respond to what the right is currently... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/burning-down-the-house/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/burning-down-the-house/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:00:30 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=152447 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/burning-down-the-house/feed/ 0 The move toward libertarianism is having extreme consequences, as one Tennessee homeowner discovered http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/15/newsmakers-42/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/15/newsmakers-42/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:00:52 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=152062 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/15/newsmakers-42/feed/ 0 Arnold Schwarzenegger has advice for Russia, Naomi Campbell’s unwitting good deed, and Kim Jong Il’s other son http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/sheriff-joe-comes-to-tea/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/sheriff-joe-comes-to-tea/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 17:00:37 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=150867 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/sheriff-joe-comes-to-tea/feed/ 0 Arizona’s tough-talking cop is a Tea Party favourite, in spite of accusations of financial irregularities http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/ideas-are-dangerous/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/ideas-are-dangerous/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:00:17 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149911 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/ideas-are-dangerous/feed/ 0 Finance Minister Jim Flaherty was praised for rising above ideology http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/27/the-american-character-at-work-in-post-katrina-new-orleans/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/27/the-american-character-at-work-in-post-katrina-new-orleans/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:29:34 +0000 John Parisella http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=144413 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/27/the-american-character-at-work-in-post-katrina-new-orleans/feed/ 0 It has been five years since the disastrous Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/27/the-tea-party%e2%80%94one-year-later/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/27/the-tea-party%e2%80%94one-year-later/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:21:20 +0000 John Parisella http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=140371 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/27/the-tea-party%e2%80%94one-year-later/feed/ 0 The political landscape has changed dramatically since Obama's election http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/13/america-is-angry/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/13/america-is-angry/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:57:05 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=119182 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/13/america-is-angry/feed/ 181 Crazed militias. Grassroots revolt. A capital at war. The country is tearing itself apart. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/how-we-talk-about-this/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/how-we-talk-about-this/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:10:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=108978 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/how-we-talk-about-this/feed/ 29 George Packer considers the way we discuss this stuff. Broder wasn’t analyzing Palin’s positions... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/12/it-takes-a-village-to-raise-an-idiot-he-did-it-for-the-kids-and-bad-times-for-burkas/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/12/it-takes-a-village-to-raise-an-idiot-he-did-it-for-the-kids-and-bad-times-for-burkas/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:00:58 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=106383 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/12/it-takes-a-village-to-raise-an-idiot-he-did-it-for-the-kids-and-bad-times-for-burkas/feed/ 0 Newsmakers http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/09/populism-tea-parties-constitutions-climate-change/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/09/populism-tea-parties-constitutions-climate-change/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:49:50 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=100505 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/09/populism-tea-parties-constitutions-climate-change/feed/ 109 Does the U.S. face a period of indiscriminate populism in its political life? New... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/17/jimmy-carter-is-not-the-problem/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/17/jimmy-carter-is-not-the-problem/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:18:17 +0000 John Parisella http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=82533 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/17/jimmy-carter-is-not-the-problem/feed/ 88 Jimmy Carter stirred up controversy recently by saying Barack Obama’s opponents are primarily motivated...